Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986)

The 1980 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was the 21st running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 5 October 1980 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. The race was open to cars eligible under the locally developed CAMS Group C Touring Car regulations with four engine capacity based classes.

Peter Brock and Jim Richards won their third consecutive Bathurst 1000 debuting the Holden Commodore for the Holden Dealer Team.[1] In taking a one lap win over Peter Janson and Larry Perkins, Brock won his fifth Bathurst 1000, breaking the record for most wins in the history of the race. Janson and Perkins finished second for the second successive year and finished three laps ahead of Ian Geoghegan and Paul Gulson as Commodores filled the first seven positions.

The race is most famous for the retirement of the Ford Falcon of Dick Johnson. The 1980 Australian Touring Car Championship had featured one of the smallest fields in its then twelve years as a multi-race championship. The championship was dominated by Brock, with only two or three other cars competitive, including the Chevrolet Camaro Z28 of Kevin Bartlett. The emergence of hard charging Ford privateer Johnson into a race winning threat just one month prior to Bathurst revitalised interest, more so when Johnson qualified on the front row of the grid, alongside the pole-setting Camaro of Bartlett, and ahead of Brock. Johnson ran away from the field at the start and Brock dropped a lap behind Johnson after a clash with a back-marker Holden Gemini. Johnson crashed heavily into the wall just after the Cutting on lap 17 after clipping a large rock on the track when presented with no other options as a slow-moving tow truck carrying a dead-car blocked the other side of the track. During a Channel 7 television interview with visiting pit reporter Chris Economaki, a distraught Johnson stated he had dedicated all of his finances in a final shot at the winning the race after ten years as a competent mid-fielder. Mike Raymond then interrupted the interview from the commentary booth to inform a moved Johnson that their switchboards around the country were flooded with calls from people pledging money to get Johnson and his Ford back racing. Eventually a total of AU$72,000 was raised. This was matched dollar for dollar by the then boss of Ford Australia, Edsel Ford II, who quickly saw the value of having Johnson keeping Ford at the front of touring car racing despite the company having pulled out of racing at the end of 1978. Johnson would go on to repay the faith shown in him by Edsel Ford and the Australian public, using the $144,000 he received to build a new Falcon in which he would go on to win the 1981 ATCC and the crash shortened 1981 James Hardie 1000.

The 1980 win by the HDT Commodore saw Holden become the first manufacturer since Ford in 1963, 1964 and 1965 to win three consecutive races on The Mountain.

Class structure

3001-6000cc

Seton/Smith Ford Capri, winner of the 2000-3000cc class (image from 2017)
Bartlett/Forbes Chevrolet Camaro
Morris/O'Brien/Moffat Ford XD Falcon
Muir/Hibbard Ford XD Falcon
Bond/Masterton Ford Capri

The class featured a battle between:

+ Holden Commodore was racing at Bathurst for the first time
+ Jaguar XJ-S was racing at Bathurst for the first time

2001-3000cc

The class featured a battle between:

+ Holden Commodore was racing at Bathurst for the first time

1601-2000cc

The class featured a battle between:

Up to 1600cc

The final class featured a battle between:

Hardies Heroes

Pos No Entrant Driver Car Time
Pole 9 Nine Network Racing Team Australia Kevin Bartlett Chevrolet Camaro Z28 2:20.972
2 17 Palmer Tube Mills Australia Dick Johnson Ford XD Falcon 2:21.117
3 05 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Australia Peter Brock Holden VC Commodore 2:21.815
4 25 Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Australia John Harvey Holden VC Commodore 2:23.005
5 6 Craven Mild Racing Australia Allan Grice Holden VC Commodore 2:23.650
6 7 Channel 7 Breville Racing Australia Bob Morris Ford XD Falcon 2:23.850
7 10 Roadways Gown-Hindhaugh Australia Charlie O'Brien Holden VC Commodore 2:24.038
8 4 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd Australia Larry Perkins Holden VC Commodore 2:25.505
9 1 Federation Insurance - Unipart Canada Allan Moffat Ford XD Falcon 2:26.596
10 16 Greater Pacific Finance Coy Australia Garry Rogers Holden VC Commodore 2:27.452
  • This was the first touring car race in which he competed during 1980 where Peter Brock's #05 HDT Commodore did not claim pole position. Brock had claimed pole in his previous 12 races during the year including all 8 rounds of the ATCC and the Hang Ten 400 at Sandown.
  • It was the first time that the 5.7L V8 Chevrolet Camaro, an American car, had sat on pole for the race. The Camaro was also the first non-Holden or Ford to compete in Hardie's Heroes since its inception in 1978. During qualifying Kevin Bartlett' Camaro was recorded at 170 mph (274 km/h) on Conrod Straight, a then record for a Group C touring car at Bathurst.
  • 1974 winner Kevin Bartlett, and emerging star Dick Johnson, had set equal fastest times during qualifying, though Bartlett set his time before Johnson and was credited with provisional pole. The pair would repeat this in 1981.

Results

Pos Class No Entrant Drivers Car Laps Time/Retired Qualifying Pos
1 3001-6000cc 05 Holden Dealer Team Australia Peter Brock
New Zealand Jim Richards		 Holden VC Commodore 163 3
2 3001-6000cc 4 Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd New Zealand Peter Janson
Australia Larry Perkins		 Holden VC Commodore 162 +1 lap 8
3 3001-6000cc 21 Stockton Coin & Bullion Exchange Pty Ltd Australia Ian Geoghegan
Australia Paul Gulson		 Holden VB Commodore 159 +4 laps 13
4 3001-6000cc 15 Re-Car Consolidated Industries Australia Alan Browne
Australia Brian Sampson		 Holden VC Commodore 158 +5 laps 15
5 3001-6000cc 10 Roadways Racing Australia Charlie O'Brien
Australia Garth Wigston		 Holden VC Commodore 157 +6 laps 7
6 3001-6000cc 16 Greater Pacific Finance Coy Australia Garry Rogers
Australia Fred Giessler		 Holden VC Commodore 157 +6 laps 10
7 3001-6000cc 6 Craven Mild Racing Australia Allan Grice
Australia John Smith		 Holden VC Commodore 156 +7 laps 5
8 2001-3000cc 35 Don Smith Australia Barry Seton
Australia Don Smith		 Ford Capri Mk.III 156 +7 laps 22
9 3001-6000cc 26 Re-Car Consolidated Industries Australia Ron Wanless
Australia Greg Wright		 Holden VC Commodore 154 +9 laps 26
10 3001-6000cc 14 Wayne Negus Australia Wayne Negus
Australia Trevor Hine		 Holden VC Commodore 153 +10 laps 19
11 3001-6000cc 9 Nine Network Racing Team Australia Kevin Bartlett
Australia Bob Forbes		 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 152 +11 laps 1
12 1601-2000cc 51 Chickadee Chicken Australia Graeme Bailey
Australia Doug Clark		 Toyota Celica 148 +15 laps 30
13 2001-3000cc 32 Masterton Homes Australia Steve Masterton
Australia Colin Bond		 Ford Capri Mk.II 147 +16 laps 16
14 1601-2000cc 45 Graham Mein Australia Graham Mein
Australia Geoff Russell		 Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II 142 +21 laps 41
15 Up to 1600cc 54 Terry Finnigan Racing Team Australia Terry Finnigan
Australia Peter Dane		 Isuzu Gemini ZZ/L sedan 140 +23 laps 46
16 Up to 1600cc 57 Scottune Australia Ian Burrell
Australia Rob Shute		 Mitsubishi Lancer 139 +24 laps 45
17 2001-3000cc 37 Trend Windows P/L Australia Terry Daly
Australia Peter Hopwood		 Ford Capri Mk.II 138 +25 laps 24
18 3001-6000cc 2 Ron Dickson Australia Ron Dickson
Australia Bob Stevens		 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 138 +25 laps 12
19 1601-2000cc 40 Rex Monaghan Australia Ray Cutchie
Australia Ray Farrar		 Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II 135 +28 laps 32
20 Up to 1600cc 65 Formula Ford Australia Australia Bob Holden
Australia David Earle		 Ford Escort Ghia 1.6 135 +28 laps 51
21 1601-2000cc 42 Warwick Henderson Australia Warwick Henderson
Australia Graham Harrison		 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2000 135 +28 laps 44
22 3001-6000cc 19 Tom Heard Australia Neville Bridges
Australia Sue Ransom		 Holden VB Commodore 134 +29 laps 40
23 Up to 1600cc 64 Ray Gulson Australia Ray Gulson
Australia Paul Jones		 Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti 134 +29 laps 51
24 1601-2000cc 52 B&G Meyers Leyland Australia Terry Wade
Australia Brian Reed		 Triumph Dolomite Sprint 131 +32 laps 37
25 Up to 1600cc 58 Bernie McLure Australia Bernie McClure
Australia David Langman		 Holden Gemini TE sedan 130 +33 laps 53
26 1601-2000cc 43 Allbrells Auto Care Centres New Zealand John Faulkner
Australia Gary Dumbrell		 Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II 129 +34 laps 36
27 2001-3000cc 34 Scotty Taylor Holden Australia Alan Taylor
Australia Kevin Kennedy		 Holden VB Commodore 128 +35 laps 48
28 1601-2000cc 62 Alexandra Surplice Australia Alexandra Surplice
Australia John Gates		 Toyota Corolla Levin 127 +36 laps 57
29 Up to 1600cc 61 Ken Harrison Australia Ken Harrison
Australia Ian Wells		 Ford Escort 1.6 Mk.II 126 +37 laps 55
30 2001-3000cc 29 Capri Components Australia Lawrie Nelson
Australia Tony Farrell		 Ford Capri Mk.III 121 +42 laps 29
31 1601-2000cc 53 Bathurst Light Car Club Australia Tony Mulvihill
Australia Brian Nightingale		 Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II 120 +43 laps 56
32 2001-3000cc 31 Masterton Homes Australia Bruce Stewart
Australia Cam Worner		 Ford Capri Mk.II 120 +43 laps 28
33 Up to 1600cc 55 CARS Gemini Racing Team Australia Ken Price
Australia Steve Jonas		 Isuzu Gemini ZZ/L sedan 116 +47 laps 50
34 Up to 1600cc 56 CARS Gemini Racing Team Australia Allan Gough
Australia Colin Spencer		 Isuzu Gemini ZZ/L sedan 111 +53 laps 43
DNF 3001-6000cc 11 Citizens Watches (Aust) Pty Ltd Australia Gary Cooke
Australia Warwick Brown		 Holden VB Commodore 155 11
DNF 1601-2000cc 44 Peter Williamson Pty Ltd Australia Peter Williamson
Australia Mike Quinn		 Toyota Celica 129 Alternator 27
DNF 1601-2000cc 49 Jagparts Racing Team Australia Gerald Kay
Australia Martin Power		 Triumph Dolomite Sprint 116 39
DNF 1601-2000cc 41 Roger Cartwright Australia Roger Cartwright
Australia Rod Stevens		 Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II 112 31
DNF Up to 1600cc 60 Country Dealer Team Australia Jim Faneco
Australia Peter Boston		 Isuzu Gemini ZZ/L sedan 111 Rollover 52
NC 3001-6000cc 18 Murray Carter Australia Murray Carter
New Zealand Graeme Lawrence		 Ford XD Falcon 106 14
NC 2001-3000cc 39 Darrell Lea Chocolate Shops Lty Ltd Australia Barry Jones
Australia Geoff Leeds		 Mazda RX-7 105 25
DNF 3001-6000cc 12 Ron Dickson United States Dick Barbour
United States Sam Posey		 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 91 18
DNF 3001-6000cc 7 Ron Hodgson Motors Australia Bill O'Brien
Australia Bob Morris
Canada Allan Moffat		 Ford XD Falcon 88 Engine 6
DNF 3001-6000cc 25 Holden Dealer Team Australia John Harvey
Australia Ron Harrop		 Holden VC Commodore 78 Engine 4
DNF 2001-3000cc 30 McLeod Mazda Australia Peter McLeod
Australia Mal Brewster		 Mazda RX-7 65 33
DNF Up to 1600cc 63 Lennox Motors Australia Chris Heyer
Australia Peter Lander		 Volkswagen Golf GTi 63 Fire 42
DNF 3001-6000cc 20 Gibson Motorsport Australia Joe Moore
Australia Fred Gibson		 Ford XD Falcon 51 20
DNF 1601-2000cc 46 Formula Ford Australia Australia Stephen Brook
Australia Wally Storey		 Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II 45 34
DNF 3001-6000cc 22 Jim Keogh Australia Jim Keogh
Australia Ross Mathiesen		 Ford XD Falcon 42 21
DNF 3001-6000cc 8 Garry Willmington Australia Garry Willmington
Australia Rod Donovan		 Ford XD Falcon 24 23
DNF 3001-6000cc 23 Phil Lyon Australia Phil Lyon
Australia Bill Stanley		 Holden VB Commodore 23 11
DNF 2001-3000cc 28 Precinct Performance Pty Ltd Australia Allan Bryant
Australia Terry Shiel		 Mazda RX-7 19 38
DNF 1601-2000cc 50 Cinzano Team Australia Garry Leggatt
Australia David Seldon		 Isuzu Gemini ZZ/L coupe 18 60
DNF 3001-6000cc 17 Dick Johnson Racing Australia Dick Johnson
Australia John French		 Ford XD Falcon 17 Crash 2
DNF 1601-2000cc 48 Brian Foley Pty Ltd Australia Phil McDonnell
United Kingdom Derek Bell		 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2000 16 35
DNF 3001-6000cc 3 John Goss Racing Australia John Goss
Australia Ron Gillard		 Jaguar XJ-S 14 58
DNF Up to 1600cc 59 Country Dealer Team Australia Gary Rowe
Australia Geoff Wade		 Isuzu Gemini ZZ/L sedan 12 Crash 49
DNF 3001-6000cc 24 Robert Muir Motors Pty Ltd Australia Bob Muir
New Zealand Kingsley Hibbard		 Ford XD Falcon 7 17
DNF 3001-6000cc 1 Allan Moffat Racing Canada Allan Moffat
United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick		 Ford XD Falcon 3 Engine 9
DNF 1601-2000cc 47 Wally Scott Australia Walter Scott
Australia Peter Walton		 Toyota Celica 3 47

Statistics

  • Provisional Pole Position - #9 Kevin Bartlett
  • Pole Position - #9 Kevin Bartlett - 2:20.972
  • Fastest Lap - #17 Dick Johnson - 2:22.2
  • Average Speed - 148 km/h
  • Race Time - 6:47:52.7

Further reading

  • Australia's Greatest Motor Race, 1960–1989, page 310

References

  1. ↑ "Hardie-Ferodo 1000 1980 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
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